Definitions
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- adverb & adjective Out of nothing.
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- adjective from or out of nothing.
- adverb from or out of nothing.
Etymologies
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[Latin ex nihilō : ex, out of + nihilō, ablative of nihil, nothing.]
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Latin “out of nothing”
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A Latin term meaning "out of nothing."
May 29, 2008